Patiala Police book Photographer for alleged Sexual harassment; further investigation on

Daily Post Correspondent , Patiala , September 15:-The Patiala Police on Friday claimed to have booked one Photographer for allegedly committing sexual harassment with a girl when she walked into his shop to get clicked her photograph. Even though a case in this connection has been registered on the behalf of the complaint submitted by the girl but still a further investigation in the case is said to be on and so far no arrest has been made in this case.According to the sources in the police department, one Girl Ekta Rani (with a changed name) daughter of Tulsi Ram, a resident of the Gagan Vihar area on Bhadson road here, came forward with a written complaint in which she alleged that she faced sexual harassment when she had gone to the shop of the accused named Manpreet Singh, who is running a shop under the name G-Star Studio on Bhadson road here, to get clicked her photograph. She further alleged in her complaint that the accused touched her private parts and sexually assaulted her but she tried to save herself during this attempt.Following the complaint, the police registered a case under FIR No.260 under section 354-A of IPC against the accused Manpreet Singh at the Tripuri Police Station here. Meanwhile, the police stated that even as the case has been registered in this connection but still a further investigation in the matter is on and so far no arrest has been made and stated that after the completion of the investigation the accused will be behind the bars.